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Dr James Houston Tucker Sr.

Birth	:	3 Oct 1915
Death	:	4 Feb 2012
Burial	:	Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville, Pitt County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.6068993, -77.3388977
Description	:	Dr. James Houston Tucker Sr., 96, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.Dr. Tucker, born Oct. 3, 1915 in Mount Holly, was the son of the late Walter Lee Sr. and Mamie Shuford Tucker. He received a BS degree (1939) from Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone, graduating summa cum laude; a M. Ed. degree (1951); and a Ph.D. degree (1953) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Tucker served on active duty during World War II, entering... Read More	Dr. James Houston Tucker Sr., 96, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.Dr. Tucker, born Oct. 3, 1915 in Mount Holly, was the son of the late Walter Lee Sr. and Mamie Shuford Tucker. He received a BS degree (1939) from Appalachian State Teachers College, Boone, graduating summa cum laude; a M. Ed. degree (1951); and a Ph.D. degree (1953) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Tucker served on active duty during World War II, entering the United States Navy with the rank of Ensign in 1941. He was released in 1946 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander and remained in the United States Naval Reserves. He taught at Furman University, Greenville, S.C. before coming to East Carolina University in 1955 where he served as Dean of Student Affairs until his retirement. He was a member of Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by a son, James Houston Tucker Jr. On Oct. 28, 1944, he married Virginia D. Jackson of Ayden, who survives. Also surviving are sons, Richard Lee Tucker of Morehead City and Howard Jackson Tucker and wife, Frankie, of Raleigh; grandchildren, David Lee Tucker and wife, Heidi, Kelly Brooks Tucker, Bryan Jackson Tucker; great-grandson, Davis W. Tucker; and Julie H. Tucker, former daughter-in-law. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the James H. and Virginia J. Tucker Scholarship Fund, Greenville Centre Ste. 1100, 2200 S. Charles Blvd., Mail Stop 301, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, or to Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church, 510 S. Washington Street, Greenville, NC 27834. Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory.

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Dr James Houston Tucker Sr.'s memorial is located at: Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville, Pitt County, USA.
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Latitude: 35.6068993
Longitude: -77.3388977

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Virginia Dare Jackson Tucker

(1922 - 2014)

Siblings

George Eugene Tucker

(1906 - 1974)

Children

James Houston Tucker Jr.

(1948 - 2005)

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